Try varying the value of D by clicking on the links at the bottom of this page, or enter a drag coefficient of your own. Time in seconds, position in meters. What is the relation between drag coefficient and terminal velocity?
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| D = 0.6 kg/m | D = 6 kg/m | D = 60 kg/m | D = 600 kg/m |
Problem adapted by Vern Lindberg (RIT), 2003, from Evelyn Patterson, USAFA, using Wolfgang Christian's Physlets